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Jarle. Joakim. Joel (given name) Johan (given name) Johannes. John (given name) Jonas (name) Jørgen. Jørn.
Geirönul, Geirrönul, Geirömul, Geirölul (various spellings) Uncertain; possibly connected to the Odinic name Geirölnir and the dwarf name Ölnir. [10] Possibly meaning "the one charging forth with the spear". [10] The form Geirölul may be connected to the runic charm word alu.
The name Geri has been interpreted as meaning either "the greedy one" or "the ravenous one". [1] The name Geri can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic adjective *geraz, attested in Burgundian girs, Old Norse gerr, Old High German ger or giri and Old Dutch gir, all of which mean "greedy".
Albin (given name) Alf (name) Alfred (name) Anders. Ansgar (name) Anton (given name) Arne (name) Arnt (given name) Arvid.
The "valkyrie from Hårby", silver-gilt figurine depicting a female figure with a sword and shield, often interpreted to be a valkyrie. In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse: valkyrja, lit. 'chooser of the slain') is one of a host of female figures who guide souls of the dead to the god Odin 's hall Valhalla.
List. Wise One, concealer, "the One who is many". Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss 18, [14] O˛rvar-Odds saga 19ff. [15] Gylfaginning, Grímnismál (54), Óðins nǫfn (4). The root svaf- is an Indo-European cognate to words meaning sleep ( Greek hypnos; Latin sopor, sopio, somnus; etc.) [19] The old Nordic Odin stems from the original name, Vodin ...
Pages in category "Old Norse personal names" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ásleikr; E.
Finn (given name) Finn is a unisex (but generally regarded as a masculine) given name. The name has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Old Norse personal name and byname Finnr, [1] meaning "Sámi" or "Finn". [2] In some cases the Old Norse name was a short form of other names composed with this element ( Thorfinn ).